Rhodesian Ridgeback Training – How To Train Your Ridgeback Puppy

The Rhodesian Ridgeback was originally bred to hunt lions and although that may give the impression that they would be an aggressive dog they are in actual fact very gentle, yet protective of their family.  They are a large breed and so are quite strong and powerful and do require daily exercise.  The fact that this breed is such a large dog they really do need to have training so that they are socialized and also so they are easy to handle and easy to walk.

Dogs are pack animals and there is always a leader of the pack.  A Ridgeback at some point may try to take that leadership role and it is important that you let him know his place in the pack is not at the top.  Once your Ridgeback knows that you are the leader of the pack and that his place is lower down in the order, then he will accept his position.  If you have children, you need to let him know that they are ahead of him in the pack.

Ridgeback dogs are not aggressive but because of their large size they can cause injury by accidentally knocking down a child during play time.  They just don’t realize how big they are and when they are excited they can jump around and easily knock someone over.  Therefore it is important to supervise children when they are around your dog and also to teach your dog not to jump up on people.